US Patent Issued on Feb. 17 for "Polyimide coated separators, porous polyimide coatings, lithium batteries, and related methods" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,872, issued on Feb. 17.

"Polyimide coated separators, porous polyimide coatings, lithium batteries, and related methods" was invented by Zhengming Zhang (Rock Hill, S.C.) and Changqing Wang Adams (Fort Mill, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The instant disclosure or invention is preferably directed to a polyimide coated membrane, separator membrane, or separator for a lithium battery such as a high energy or high voltage rechargeable lithium battery and the corresponding battery. The separator preferably includes a porous or microporous polyimide coating or layer on at least one side of a polymeric microporous layer, membrane or f...